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Agriculture · Q56

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 56

Q56

The F1 ratio of a backcross in monohybrid cross is

A.
3 : 1
B.
1 : 1
Answer
C.
1 : 2 : 1
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The F1 ratio of a backcross in a monohybrid cross is 1 : 1.
The mating of a hybrid organism (offspring of genetically unlike parents) with one of its parents or with an organism genetically similar to the parent is known as a Back cross.
The backcross is useful in genetics studies for isolating (separating) certain characteristics in a related group of animals or plants.